Johannesburg 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times
Live administrative-processing picture at Johannesburg, from 7 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Johannesburg interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Johannesburg cases only.
What Johannesburg has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Johannesburg 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- Passport
- Police certificate
- Social media links / handles
1 of 7 tracked Johannesburg cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: green.
Johannesburg and the immigrant visa pause
At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-10-09.
Second interviews are happening and one ended in a refusal: a Ghanaian spouse of a US-born citizen (income about $92,000, insurance in place) was refused 212(a)(4) at his 9 October follow-up interview after answering truthfully that the petitioner had received food assistance and WIC in 2017-18; the interview stopped at that answer, no documents were reviewed, and a second 221(g) put the case back in administrative processing with advice to consult a lawyer. Earlier: a one-line acknowledgement to an email, CEAC touches stopped 11 September.
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Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Johannesburg immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
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Recent Johannesburg case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | IR1/CR1 | refused | 2026-10-09 | — | — | — |
| 2025-12-15 | F1 | approved | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-12 | 11 | green |
| 2025-12-15 | F1 | pending | 2025-12 | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-30 | B1/B2 | pending | 2025-09 | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | — | pending | 2025-06-30 | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | — | pending | 2025-06-10 | — | — | green |
| 2023-09-30 | other | pending | 2023-09 | — | — | — |
Johannesburg 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Johannesburg in 2026?
Among 1 resolved community-reported cases at Johannesburg, the median is 11 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 11 days. 5 tracked cases have been pending 60+ days — outcomes are fast for most and slow for a stuck minority.
What do most 221(g) slips at Johannesburg ask for?
Recorded requests at Johannesburg: Passport; Police certificate; Social media links / handles. 1 of 7 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Johannesburg 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Johannesburg cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Johannesburg 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Johannesburg timeline, and grab the submission email template.